Topic: Ver 5.6 sending mail

[schotty]

Hallo!

I have used e-smith server alot for data, and wanted to look at the email. so I installed 5.6.

I can recieve mail using multidrop works very good. But I cannot send mail.
the mail gets to the server and just stays there.

I had  one error saying that the host could not be found - so i opened up e-smith server in putty and did a dig web.de
I found the server no problem, so it cant really be a dns issue....

My server is attached throuh the network to a ethernet dsl modem, and is installed server only. I will be using it later also as firewall, but would like to get the mail sorted first.

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1056981203.320197500 qp 2520: to=remote.calumfield@web.de, uid=401, ddelay=2176.391799, xdelay=0.279332, stat=Deferred (Sorry,_I_couldn't_find_any_host_by_that_name._(#4.1.2)/)
1056984221.492937500 qp 2520: to=remote.calumfield@web.de, uid=401, ddelay=5194.564539, xdelay=0.244668, stat=Deferred (Sorry,_I_couldn't_find_any_host_by_that_name._(#4.1.2)/)

I sent mails to other accounts too , and thea are not getting there - not leaving my server.
I would be most pleased if someone could put me on the right track.

Thanks a bunch

schotty

[Michael P. Soulier]

schotty wrote:
>
> I had  one error saying that the host could not be found - so
> i opened up e-smith server in putty and did a dig web.de
> I found the server no problem, so it cant really be a dns
> issue....
>
> 1056981203.320197500 qp 2520: to=remote.calumfield@web.de,
> uid=401, ddelay=2176.391799, xdelay=0.279332, stat=Deferred
> (Sorry,_I_couldn't_find_any_host_by_that_name._(#4.1.2)/)
> 1056984221.492937500 qp 2520:

I would have to disagree. If qmail can't find the MX for the domain, that suggests a DNS problem to me.

Lets see your /etc/resolv.conf. You can look for the mx via

> host -t mx web.de.

Mike